Pipe-tipping apparatus



Oct. 7, 1930. o. TuERcK 1,778,003

. vPIPE TIPPING APPARATUS Filed June 30, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l ,Fig 1 Patented "Oct V7, 1930 i AafoscAn .'runncx, or*v roR'rLANnoREGoN, AssIGNoR To rUEIacK-MACKENZIE coisfrxuiisYp A CORPORATION OF OREGON i rIPE-,Trlrrnoj ArPARATUs 1 1 Vapplicanoi; inea June 30,

' This vinvention relates lto improvements in y i tipping apparatus for' turning large pipe sections and the like. l

The object of my r'invention 1s the provision '5 of a machine of simple, compact, and practi cal construction whereby large sections of-gy Y heavyV pipe, suchas cOncretepipe, which isY usually cured upon its ends may be laid over uponits side in position to be rolled away and .i 1.0 stacked in the storage yards. y

' A' further object of the invention is the- Vprovision of anapparatusof the character' described having dual platforms in rightangular relation' to receive the pipe thereon '1 'T15 for turning, the axis of'oscillation of said platformbeing located midway within the angle ofy said platforms whereby said platforms are swung alternately into horizontaly position closing a gap formed in the floor or yard andserving, in turn, as the means to discharge a pipe section just tipped and then pipe sectionpreparatory to tip-4 the outer frame-with the platforms.

to receive a pinef Other objects and advantages of my inven 1f25tion, and objects relating to details of construction and arrangement of the parts thereof will be readily apparent in the course of, the detailed description to follow.

Fig. 2 isa top plan viewof the same.

ler scale with the apparatus shown at its opposite operativeposition.

Fig. l'is a view in rearelevationof my'in- Y, vention.

' Fig. 5/is a fragmentary View in verticali surface of the surrounding floor or ground ylevel of the yard or building inwhich situat-` ed. Saidvbase is'formed with a relatively shallow pit 3 of rectangular configuration.

Mounted in supports 5 vrigidly fixed to the lar tracks and framework in re-entrant rec;

:circular rack rigidly connected with the Y In the accompanying drawings illustrating by way of example an embodiment of my irl-1l vention Figure l is a view in side elevation of a machine' embodying my invention.

Fig. Sis a view similar to Fig. 1 on a smal?v zontal surfaceQ substantially level with the 192s. serial No. 289,564'.vv

floor 6 of the pit are'transverse axles 7 'upon which grooved wheels 8 ane rotatably mounted adjacent the opposite ends of each axle. An oscillated frame l() is formed with a pair of Vsemi-circular tracks l1 of T-rail configur-- .ation arranged in alignment to be supported within the groovewheels 8 and are connected rtogether by transverse and` parallel framework 13. Included within said semi-circutangular relationl are platforms 14 and l5 having theirl rectangular corners 16;4v supported in a cast metal block 17 mounted upony said track rails of the frame midway `between its ends. The opposite ledges of the platforms le and l5 are secured in cast metalbrackets 18 and 20 adjacent, respectively, the opposite ends of the track rails. SaidI platforms may be of any suitable construction, as illustrated, wherein 'the beams 2l are provided with a decking 22 of heavy ywood flooring. Strut members 23 'areprovided rigidly connecting Intermediate the track rails 11 is a semiframe members 13. A toothed pinion 26 is mounted upon a shaft 27. Said pinion is in meshwith the rack 25 and is operatively ro tated withthe shaft 27 by means of a sprocket wheel 30 keyed to the shaft 27 and actuatf ed by-a sprocket chain 3l extending about a l sprocket pinion .32 keyed" to a shaft .33 to n whichla hand wheel is operatively/'connected.

-Two pairs of horizontallyaligned slots y36 ss are jl'ormedin each said platform decking yin each of which a tiltable metal dog` 37 is pivfotally connected at 38 and adapted to vswing outwardly into and beyond the deck surface into a position slightly inclined upwardly tof90 the horizontal when the Yrespective platform j .is swung into vertical ypositioninits turn. Thus each horizontal pair .of said dogs lprovides projecting ledge lupon which a roller 40, which may be formed of metal pipe, may i be supported. Two such rollers may thus be supported on the vertically disposed platform preparatory toeach tippingoperation `for "the pinposeshereinafterdescribed.4 A

fThe matterk of utilizing andoperating-my `100 invention may be briefly vdescribed as follows.

The concrete pipe sections, such as 41, are customarily'allowed to set and curefor a considerable period after their formation upon a metal ring or palette 42. After the pipe has attained av sufficient age to stand upon its side,it is conveyed to the tipping apparatus, forming the subjectmatter of this application, whereupon it is laid upon the platform v to he on its side.

- as indicated in Fig. 1, and with the rollers l0 mounted upon the supports 37 inthe vertical;

14or515, as the case may be,- andtippedover With the pipe mounted on the platform 13,

yplatform 15, the apparatus may be oscillated bythemanual rotation `of the wheel 35 to Y l ,.Ia'ctuate the pinion 26in mesh with the rack .,25 .to swingthe fframe'and' platformin par:

:tial rotation with the tracks'll in the groove i bearing wheelsfS whereby the frame is caused Y to move in circular directions about an as -Y 'suined aXis radial with the; tracks and sub'- mystantially 'midwaybetweenor 45 fronisaidl y platforms Pfand 15.

'zontal position formerly` 'occupied by platform 14, as indicated in Fig."3, and the pipe" will lie' upon its circular side wall on the Thusthelplatform 15will assume the hori-V` upon one ofk saidplatforms when in vertical *Y position'.A v

2. .Pipeftipping apparatus; consisting in a frame, a pair of parallel semi-circular tracks l in said frame, a pair of grooved wheels in which each said tracks 1s supported, means to oscillate saidframe on said tracks through an arc of ninety degrees, a pair of platforms 1n said frame arranged in rectangular relation, and a'pair ofhori'z'ontally aligned dogs tiltableoutwardly in onevvrof said platform as it assumes vertical position.V Y I 3." Pipe-t-ipping apparatus, consisting in a `pair of platforms rdisposed in rectangular relation, means nto actuate said platforms into 'alternately verticaly andhorizontal positions,

and a pair ofk 'horizontally aligned dogs tiltable outwardly in one of said platforms as the platform assumes avertical position. j

a .fPipe-tipping apparatus, consisting in a pair of connected platforms disposed invrectangularv relation, means to actuate said platforms into alternately verticaland horizontal positions, and collapsiblexineanstosupport Y rollers upon one of said l platforms wheny in vertical position.V

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' rollers 40.' In the meantime the dogs 37 in the' platform 1-5 will drop back into their slots 86 leaving the platform 15 unobstructed while ff* theV similar dogs 37- in the now vertically positioned platform 13 will in their turn drop outwardly toaifordvprojecting supports for "'35 thejrollerslO. The pipe sectionV is then rolled longitudinally onf the rollers 40 tlierebeneathf Y l Xoff the platform 15 on to the adjoining ground level. The lpalette'lQ canthen' be readily re-l *In'oved and the pipe section rolledflaterally" wherelit is convenient to store it. The rollers" olf ofthe roller and to anyplace in the yard" l I" 4,0. arethen fdepositedupon the projecting 'lugs'Sl in the platform 13 and the apparatus "is" ready for thede'posit thereon of alnothei'y pipe which'is supported O11 the 'Platform l5ff'v I; vf readyto be tilted to one side to lie there l; horizontally yupon the platform 11i, but it yassumes its horizontal position` in. its `turn Thus thema'chiney is oscillated in either direc-"p Y v Vtion alternately. The platforms lll'and 15' alternately close the gap formed by the pit 3A l 1: V,Pipe-'tipping to oscillate said frameonsaid tracks through,V f, 4

.xifanarczfof ninety degrees,apair of platforms, e Yin said"'frame arranged inf rectangular relail i "tion,'andf means collapsible 'tosupport-rollers C kim 

